J.-P. Sartre and the events of Red May in the optics of the French press during the student uprisings of 1968

Relevance. Studying the chronology of events through the prism of the media, we tracked the political and cultural trends relevant to the events of the French Red May, in particular, focusing on the figure of the famous philosopher J.-P. Sartre.
The purpose is to identify the dynamics of the behavior of the French media during the student uprisings of 1968 (Red May) and the establishment of the relationship between the philosophy of J.-P. Sartre and the ideology of Gauchism, as well as the analysis of the socio-cultural consequences reflected in the history of France in the second half of the twentieth century.
Оbjectives: to analyze the publications of the above-mentioned print media for the specified historical period and determine their significance for the events of Red May; to trace the chronology of the events of Red May from printed sources of that period and determine the reaction of the French public to the published materials; to trace the socio-political position of J.-P. Sartre and its disclosure directly in the events of spring 1968 and later philosophical design; to identify the relationship between Red May and the French New Wave and to determine the role of the latter for French culture and philosophy of existentialism as such.
Methodology. Historical, comparative methods and critical analysis were used as a methodological basis.
Results. A meta-subjective study of the historical events of 1968 made it possible to establish a causal relationship between various aspects of Red May and to reveal the importance of Jean-Pierre Sartre's participation in student unrest and how this was revealed in philosophical and ideological trends, cinema and literature.
Conclusions. When researching materials on the coverage and analysis of the events in France in May 1968, it is obvious that the press of that period most often turns to demonstrating the reaction of society and the state to the maturing internal political conflict, while losing sight of the existential aspects preceding the events and the subsequent socio-cultural design.

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